What does the name “Obama” now mean?

Oh brother. Get used to fluff like this coming from columnists (and mainstream media news journalists) for the next four years.

That column, by the way, appeared under a huge image of Obama yesterday on the front page of the second of two multi-page special sections published my local paper The Charlotte Observer – a paper, I should note, which is a division of the liberal McClatchy news outlet. The first section, to be expected, was published Wednesday.

What’s next? A national holiday for Obama? Maybe.

Cross-posted to Right Wing News, where I am helping guestblog for John Hawkins on Sundays.

9 Responses to "What does the name “Obama” now mean?"

Carol says:

November 9, 2008 at 7:03 pm

I live near Charlotte and decided to send an e-mail to Mr. Tomlinson:
Sir,

You and the rest of the media should be ashamed of yourselves. It is a sad day in our country that you supported and intentionally helped a man win an election, not because he’s Black, but because he daily bashed our country, bashed our President, spent nearly a half a billion dollars while our economy is collapsing and lied to the American people making promises he will never keep. I expect you’ll blame Bush for the next four years for Obama’s failures. We the American people will hold you responsible along with “our” next president.

Regarding your article in the Charlotte Observer:

“Obama means that today a teacher in a crumbling classroom of free-lunch kids can tell them they can be anything, and today maybe they will believe.”

No, America means you can achieve your dream with hard work, not dealing drugs, committing crimes and/or killing each other.

“Obama means there is no more waiting for the first.”

No, America means there were many “firsts” before “The One”.

“Obama means that we never like one bunch to hold power too long.”

Are you kidding me? The media just helped elect a majority of Democrats.

“Obama means that John McCain can go back to the decent, funny, admirable man he was before the campaign.”

And now we may learn “finally” who Obama is. Maybe, just maybe he, too, is a decent, funny admirable man.

“Obama means that maybe candidates will decide the best strategy is to be themselves.”

Absolutely, the best con man won!

“Obama means that appealing to the worst in us is not always the winning play.”

Are you kidding me? Obama told the world for two years that our country is the worst country in the world. Michelle Obama is finally proud of America. Reverend Wright says, “God damn America.” What rock have you been hiding under?

“Obama means it doesn’t matter if you can trace your family tree to the Mayflower.”

Right on! It’s best you deny they exist or let them live in poverty while you live in a million-dollar home.

“Obama means the one phrase that is never true in America is that could never happen.”

Right on! That’s because America isn’t racist after all. Most of us deserve an apology from so many of you.

“Obama means the rest of the world looks at us in a new way.”

If that were true, why have so many immigrants died trying to get to this awful country for years and years?

“Obama means maybe we look at ourselves in a new way.”

Sir, you’re wrong. Most of us are proud to be American and proud of our country!

“Obama means the rest of us have no excuses.”

No, Obama means no Black person can ever again blame “the White people” for their failures.

As a White, Conservative American, I am thankful to live in the greatest country in the world. I am not a racist because I didn’t vote for Obama, but I fear the racism Obama has brought out in others. I have never hated my country. I have worked my ass off to get to where I am. I am proud of and support the brave men and women who sacrifice so that people like you can spew your hatred for eight years and then overnight pretend that you never hurt this country and its reputation all over the world. I grew up in Michigan and have watched the state crumble under the control of Black and/or Liberal politicians. You better watch out, sir. Putting your candidate on a pedestal might come back to bite all of us in the ass … but most especially you and your colleagues’ asses.
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2Hotel9 says:

November 9, 2008 at 9:22 pm

Is everything written by this Tomlinson clown so stupid? And What, exactly, was he nominated for a Pulitzer for? Fiction?
Great White Rat says:

November 9, 2008 at 9:40 pm

Another, decidedly different view of what Obama means, from this morning’s Philadelphia Inquirer: White guilt? Done; over; history

I’m not thrilled with America’s flirtation with neosocialism.

Great word, neosocialism. After hearing the left blather on about “neocons” for the last 8 years, I’m gonna steal that one.

But here’s the bright side:

the vast majority of white Americans didn’t give a fluff about skin color and enthusiastically pulled the voting lever for a black man. Not just any black man. A very liberal black man who spent his early career race-hustling banks, praying in a racist church for 20 years, and actively working with America-hating domestic terrorists. Yet white Americans made Barack Obama their leader. Therefore, as of Nov. 4, 2008, white guilt is dead.

(snip)

How can liberals sell American racism, class envy and unfairness when our new black president and his wife went to Ivy League schools, got high-paying jobs, became millionaires, bought a mansion, and are now moving to the White House? How unfair is that?

Good question.
benning says:

November 10, 2008 at 6:38 am

Kinda makes you want to grab Tommy Tomlinson by the ears, look him in his porcine face, and say, “Easy there, Cupcake; get a grip!”
BeachBabe NC says:

November 10, 2008 at 11:03 am

One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.

This was stated by Thomas Sowell.. ( My favorite ) I figure he was talking about Obama.. Hey if having a National Holiday will get me another day off of work, Ill take it..

Great job Carol. I could not have said it better myself.
mnotaro says:

November 10, 2008 at 6:54 pm

Where can I vomit? Seriously! What rock are these liberal illuminati journalists hiding under? I wonder if they know Obama means: your teenage daughter under the age of 18 is now able to recieve an abortion without a parent’s consent!
Trish says:

November 11, 2008 at 1:49 am

mnotaro–

Do yourself and everybody else a favor and 86 that “illuminati” stuff. The Illuminati were supposed to be a SECRET society, and believe me, there’s nothing secret about these guys’ agenda.
ew says:

November 11, 2008 at 1:57 am

What do you expect from the media. They are owned by the liberal illuminati so for the next 4 years this is pretty much all we will get. I heard one well know media person say that it was his job to take it easy on Obama so that he would succeed. WHAT? That’s crazy. If these people give him a holiday I am moving to Canada.

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